如果使用Python,不同的阶段应该有多种选项,反而容易让人困惑

工欲善其事必先利其器; 

一个语言的好坏对初学者来说,主要是它呈现的用户界面,语法以及编译优化等底层的实现反而不是那么重要. 

而这些界面有关的东西通过不同的工具有不同实现方式. 所以,找到和选择合适的工具对学习使用任何语言都是极其重要的.

从所用语言的版本Python有2.7+ 和3.3+两条路线, 两者语法上有很多不同, 前者应该最适合初学,后者更适合应用;

从所用的编辑器或IDE,比较受推崇的是pycharm, 有professional收费和community免费版本

从所需要的各种package来看, 如果全部一个个安装不是不可行,太麻烦了. 

逐个安装的话,到这里:http://www.lfd.uci.edu/~gohlke/pythonlibs/

Alternative Implementations

This site hosts the "traditional" implementation of Python (nicknamed CPython). A number of alternative implementations are available as well, namely

• IronPython (Python running on .NET)
• Jython (Python running on the Java Virtual Machine)
• PyPy (A fast python implementation with a JIT compiler)
• Stackless Python (Branch of CPython supporting microthreads)

Other parties have re-packaged CPython. These re-packagings often include more libraries or are specialized for a particular application:

• ActiveState ActivePython (commercial and community versions, including scientific computing modules)
• pythonxy (Scientific-oriented Python Distribution based on Qt and Spyder)
• winpython (WinPython is a portable scientific Python distribution for Windows)
• Conceptive Python SDK (targets business, desktop and database applications)
• Enthought Canopy (a commercial distribution for scientific computing)
• Portable Python (Python and add-on packages configured to run off a portable device)
• PyIMSL Studio (a commercial distribution for numerical analysis – free for non-commercial use)
• Anaconda Python (a full Python distribution for data management, analysis and visualization of large data sets)
• eGenix PyRun (a portable Python runtime, complete with stdlib, frozen into a single executable file)

打包的方式, python(x y)是个很好的选项: 

http://code.google.com/p/pythonxy/wiki/Downloads

Downloads  

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Updated  Feb 17 (5 days ago) by  grizzly.nyo

Current release

Python(x,y) current version is 2.7.6.0 (License):

Link(s)	Location
Python(x,y)-2.7.6.0.exe	Mirror - provided by NTUA
Python(x,y)-2.7.6.0.exe	Mirror - provided by ConnectMV
Python(x,y)-2.7.6.0.exe	Mirror - provided by University of Kent

Installation notes

• It is recommended to uninstall any other Python distribution before installing Python(x,y)
• You may update your Python(x,y) installation via individual package installers which are updated more frequently -- see the plugins page
• Please use the Issues page to request new features or report unknown bugs
• Python(x,y) can be easily extended with other Python libraries because Python(x,y) is compatible with all Python modules installers: distutils installers (.exe), Python eggs (.egg), and all other NSIS (.exe) or MSI (.msi) setups which were built for Python 2.7 official distribution - see the plugins page for customizing options
• Another Python(x,y) exclusive feature: all packages are optional (i.e. install only what you need)
• Basemap users (data plotting on map projections): please see the AdditionalPlugins

Updates

The following installers will help you keep your Python(x,y) installation up-to-date: only installed plugin will be updated according to the change log.

Installer	Size	Required version
Py(x,y)-2.7.3.1.exe	117 MB	2.7.3.0
Py(x,y)-2.7.2.3.exe	130 MB	2.7.2.2
Py(x,y)-2.7.2.1.exe	75 MB	2.7.2.0
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.6.exe	6 MB	2.6.5.5
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.5.exe	58 MB	2.6.5.4
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.4.exe	67 MB	2.6.5.3
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.3.exe	61 MB	2.6.5.2
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.2.exe	64 MB	2.6.5.1
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.1.exe	20 MB	2.6.5.0
Py(x,y)-2.6.5.0.exe	79 MB	2.6.2.0
Py(x,y)-2.1.17b.exe	8 MB	2.1.16
Py(x,y)-2.1.17a.exe	8 MB	2.1.15
Py(x,y)-2.1.15.exe	60 MB	2.1.14
Py(x,y)-2.1.14.exe	26 MB	2.1.13
Py(x,y)-2.1.13.exe	95 MB	2.1.12
Py(x,y)-2.1.12.exe	41 MB	2.1.11
Py(x,y)-2.1.11.exe	73 MB	2.1.10

Unstable release

Python(x,y) latest unstable release is None

Plugin updates

The following plugins will certainly be included in Python(x,y) next release: (maybe they are already included in current release and this page hasn't been refreshed yet, please check on standard plugins page)

Changes history

Version 2.7.6.0 (02/15/2014)